Page 6: Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich   

Sep 22   The opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich) in the year 1869.   

Sep 24   Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history the Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market.   

Sep 28   Libri, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 30   On this day in history ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century)   

Oct 01   On this day in history 1st postcards are issued (Vienna)   

Oct 01   In the year 1869 the first postcards are issued (Vienna)   

Oct 02   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader on this day in history.   

Oct 02   The birth of Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance in the year 1869.   

Oct 02   The birth of Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame on this day in history.   

Oct 05   On this day in history a strong hurricane devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer.   

Oct 06   On this day in history john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres   

Oct 08   In the year 1869 franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64   

Oct 08   In the year 1869 j Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)   

Oct 09   In the year 1869 harry Lawrence Freeman, composer   

Oct 11   Gordon Frederic Norton, composer in the year 1869.   

Oct 13   Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 14   In the year 1869 joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles)   

Oct 16   In the year 1869 hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing   

Oct 16   On this day in history hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing   

Oct 18   Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) in the year 1869.   

Oct 21   In the year 1869 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore   

Oct 21   First shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore in the year 1869.   

Oct 22   In the year 1869 michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64   

Oct 23   In the year 1869 jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer   

Oct 23   Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Oct 25   August Otto Halm, composer in the year 1869.   

Oct 26   In the year 1869 1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)   

Oct 26   On this day in history the first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)   

Oct 30   In the year 1869 lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond)   

Nov 01   On this day in history deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra   

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Jan 03   In the year 1869 birth of paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer   

Jan 04   Percy Pitt, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 15   StanisÅ‚aw WyspiaÅ„ski, Polish dramatist (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 19   Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations) was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 22   Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1869 death of duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846)   

Jan 28   Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history death of william Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794)   

Feb 01   Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 in the year 1869.   

Feb 04   Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 in the year 1869.   

Feb 15   Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796) died on this day in history.